Rare Beatles in Seattle photos unveiled by MOHAI

The exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first trip to Seattle

LYNSI BURTO, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

By LYNSI BURTON, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF

Updated 5:26 pm, Thursday, August 14, 2014

The Beatles play their first concert in Seattle, August 21, 1964 at the Seattle Center Coliseum
Photo: Timothy Eagan, MOHAI, Timothy Eagan Collection

The Beatles play their first concert in Seattle, August 21, 1964 at...

The Beatles play their first concert in Seattle, August 21, 1964 at the Seattle Center Coliseum
Photo: Timothy Eagan, MOHAI, Timothy Eagan Collection

The Beatles play their first concert in Seattle, August 21, 1964 at...

The Beatles play their first concert in Seattle, August 21, 1964 at the Seattle Center Coliseum
Photo: Timothy Eagan, MOHAI, Timothy Eagan Collection

The Beatles play their first concert in Seattle, August 21, 1964 at...

Paul McCartney arrives at the Edgewater Hotel, Aug.21, 1964. The photo is kept in a scrapbook made by Ann Wright, wife of former Edgewater Hotel manager Don Wright. (Photo courtesy Ann Wright)

Paul McCartney arrives at the Edgewater Hotel, Aug.21, 1964. The...

From left, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon in room 272 of the Edgewater Hotel. The photo is kept in a scrapbook made by Ann Wright, wife of former Edgewater Hotel manager Don Wright. (Photo courtesy Ann Wright)

From left, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon in room...

The Beatles fishing from a window in suite 272 at the Edgewater Hotel, Aug. 21, 1964. (Courtesy Edgewater Inn)

From left, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have a meal at the Edgewater Hotel. The dishes The Beatles used during their last breakfast at the hotel were given to daughters of hotel manager Don Wright. (Photo courtesy Ann Wright)

From left, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have a meal at the...

Fans waited outside the Seattle Center Coliseum before The Beatles Aug. 21, 1964 concert. Legendary disc jockey Pat O'Day said it was the first concert of its kind at what's now KeyArea. (Stuart B. Hertz/seattlepi.com file)

Fans waited outside the Seattle Center Coliseum before The Beatles...

Ann Wright, wife of former Edgewater Hotel manager Don Wright, still has a piece of the carpet from the suite The Beatles stayed in. The carpet was removed after the band left and sold at MacDougall's department store at Second Avenue and Pike Street. Proceeds went to what's now Children's Hospital Medical Center. (Casey McNerthney/seattlepi.com)

Ann Wright, wife of former Edgewater Hotel manager Don Wright,...

The Edgewater Hotel as seen in 2009 from Elliott Bay. (Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com)